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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by logicchains on Sunday August 17, 2025 @03:40AM (#44929694)
Although the chance of getting a large fraction of the population to use a decentralised censorship resistant messenger is low, it's still higher than the chance of somehow stopping the Eureaucracy from continuously pushing authoritarian policies.
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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by wolvesechoes on Sunday August 17, 2025 @03:44AM (#44929713)
> Eureaucracy from continuously pushing authoritarian policies.

There is no "Eureaucracy", Council decides, countries may or may not implement.

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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by JPLeRouzic on Sunday August 17, 2025 @04:12AM (#44929850)
Countries could face penalties if they don't implement or follow EU regulations.

https://commission.europa.eu/law/application-eu-law/implemen...

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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by johnofthesea on Sunday August 17, 2025 @04:27AM (#44929912)
Are not governments of member states in control of Council?
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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by TsiCClawOfLight on Monday August 18, 2025 @02:06AM (#44937836)
Council is shadow government by elites.
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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by johnofthesea on Monday August 18, 2025 @02:48AM (#44938049)
What does that mean? I thought that commissioners were nominated by governments of member states. Similarly like they nominate ministers inside those states.
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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by pqtyw on Monday August 18, 2025 @09:31AM (#44940399)
> stopping the Eureaucracy

I think that people are no mentioning enough that there is a specific country:

DENMARK

which is leading this effort. Not saying that there aren't plenty of EU bureaucrats who support Chat Control but this is not primarily some "top-down" EU thing. Its a specific subset of countries trying to impose their dystopian ideas on the entire EU.

If the EU parliament and court of justice are the main institutions that can stop this if countries like Germany etc. just rollover.

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